Influencing factors for medication adherence among the middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients:a Meta-analysis
WANG Dan
KANG Hua
Abstract：Objective To conduct a Meta-analysis of the influencing factors of medication adherence among the middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients.Methods Observational studies related to factors influencing medication adherence among the middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients were searched in databases including the PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,China National Knowledge Internet,CINAHL,Wanfang Data,VIP and CBM.The time period was set from inception until December 2023.Then the literature screening,quality assessment and data extraction were conducted and cross-checked by 2 independent researchers.Moreover,the Meta-analysis was performed using the Stata 17.0 software.Results A total of 14 articles were selected,covering a total sample size of 4 920,with 3 023 patients of good medication adherence.Gender,marital status,education,income,belief in taking medication,times of glucose monitoring,perceptions of complications and number of medications were the influencing factors of medication adherence among middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients.Conclusion The medication adherence of the middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients is affected by a variety of factors,and medical staff should take targeted actions to promote their medication adherence.
Keywords：Diabetes mellitusMedication adherenceMiddle-aged and elderlyInfluencing factor
Publication Date：2024-03-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 143-148 )